How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
I had been a reflection of a safe and privileged world, and beneath me was a net as wide as my father's influence, as strong as my mother's love. Now I was only one of two hundred and fifty orphans, and my future was nothing more than a white canvas, a block of marble, a lump of clay. (35.5)
When Vahan thinks about his future in light of what's happened, he's still optimistic, but he's no fool. He knows the dark things that happen in the world now, and he realizes that they will be a part of his life moving forward.